Yinkanie, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Yinkanie
State:sa
Established:1926
Postcode:5332
Dist1:13
Dir1:south
Location1:Kingston On Murray
Lga:District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Stategov:Chaffey
Fedgov:Barker
Coordinates:-34.33°N 140.32°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:7
Near-N:Moorook
Near-Ne:Moorook South
Near-E:New Residence
Near-S:Wappilka
Near-Sw:Boolgun
Near-W:Holder Siding
Near-Nw:Woolpunda
Footnotes:[1]

Yinkanie is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia.

Yinkanie was the terminus of the Moorook railway line which opened in 1925 and closed in 1971. The railway was never extended further north.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Yinkanie (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Location SA Viewer . SA0031588 . 31 March 2010 . 3 September 2022.
  2. News: YINKANIE TO KINGSTON RAILWAY. . . LXIX . 3,649 . South Australia . 28 August 1926 . 4 September 2022 . 51 . National Library of Australia.